Ric Giumenta's (ricgiumenta) Blog

 Did you know that there are sales associates that use FSBO's and Expired's as their main source of income? You know where they live, so you should knock on those people's doors.  I'm not going to phone; I'm not going to send mail to those people.  The whole purpose of using the phone is to get a...

An important factor in the real estate business is building relationships.  We have been in the process of building relationships in this business for a long time.  However, some of our relationships are not as fruitful as others.   Some people are in this business just to hit and miss.  What I m...

Make More Money in 2009 Part 2 The first thing that you need to understand is your attitude regarding the business.  Attitude reflects your altitude.  It tells you how high you are going to go in this business.  "If you think you can, you can.  If you think you can't you're right."  Henry Ford sa...

Make More Money in 2009 Part 1   I would like to tell you about increasing your business in today's marketplace.  In a five part series, I would like to share my ideas to make more money 2009. We had a little bit of an upset in our marketplace and a lot of sales associates have left the business....

The process to be awarded the Educator of the Year starts with a submitted application by the local Association whereyou hold membership. My local Association, Flagler County Association of REALTORS was kind enough to submit my name and keep it a secret from me. So, When it came time to here who ...

On Thursday September 25, 2008 I was honored by the Florida Association of REALTORS (FAR) and received the Educator of the Year Award. This is a huge honor because of the number of deserving Instructors that are currently serving as GRI and CE Express Instructors. Many of which I have used as men...